1991 LS Special manual Transmission has trouble shifting until the car warms up

dan

New Member
Any one have a similar experience? My 1991 LSSP has 280K, I changed the manual transmission fluid with Honda Transmission oil and it helped a little but the transmission still gets stuck especially in the morning and if I have to reverse first then the syncros are stuck and I can't change into a forward gear. Once the car warms up then it shifts with no problem. Any suggestions?

Your help is much appreciated.

Dan
 

whitney

New Member
First, make sure there is sufficient play in the clutch cable. If it is not fully disengaging it will be hard to shift. Tighten up the cable a couple of turns and see what happens. Could be a bad / disintegrating clutch or pressure plate allowing some drag too. How does the clutch pedal feel?

If not, it's probably worn synchros and/or minor gear damage. I have resurrected a grinding box just by switching from Honda MTL to Pennzoil Synchromesh, that stuff is like magic.
 
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